Woman on e-scooter. | Newsreel

Pass mark for Brisbane e-scooter riders

The majority of e-scooter riders in Brisbane are adhering to speed limits, according to a new study. The study commissioned the Queensland Government’s Department of
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Graya exterior

Racecourse Road gets luxury facelift

By Susan Schwartz One of Brisbane’s earliest street-based precincts is about to undergo a major transformation. Three new architecturally designed developments will
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Made from over 1100 images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, this image contains about 10 million galaxies. | Newsreel

10 million galaxies just the start for Rubin Observatory

First images of the universe from the world’s largest digital camera have been released. The new Vera C. Rubin Observatory, in Chile, has captured images which contain
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Fleetwood Mack. | Newsreel

Dream of enduring chart appearances over for music stars

Australia’s music charts are changing in response to streaming services which allow popular historic songs to linger in the charts at the expense of new
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First man on the moon. | Newsreel

Conspiracy theorists ‘mis-calibrated from reality’

Conspiracy theorists are overconfident and overestimate how many people share their beliefs. New research from Cornell University, in the United States, found that
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QIMR Berghofer Professor James Hudson. | Newsreel

New lab-grown tissue is tiny, but all heart

Brisbane researchers have developed lab-grown heart tissues which behave like genuine adult heart tissue, improving the ability to test new drugs. QIMR Berghofer
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Construction site. | Newsreel

Demand for construction workers jumps 20 percent

Job vacancies increased over the three month to May, driven by a more than a 20 percent jump in the need for construction workers. The latest Australian Bureau of
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Youth getting support

500,000 Aussies in need don’t qualify for the NDIS

By Sebastian Rosenberg Half a million Australians are living with moderate to severe mental illness, but they don’t qualify for the National Disability Insurance
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Wind farm. | Newsreel

Renewable projects face greater social impact scrutiny

Regional communities will have more input into the approval process of energy projects, following the passage of legislation in Queensland Parliament this week. Deputy
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Female engineering student. | Newsreel

Students shown the impact of engineering

A new digital engineering academy has been established to support the next generation of engineers, particularly young women. The partnership between Engineers Australia
Read more 26 June 2025